Hebrews 6:12 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἵνα	ina	so that	G2443 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
νωθροὶ	nōthroi	sluggish	G3576 →
γένησθε,	genēsthe	you may be,	G1096 →
μιμηταὶ	mimētai	imitators	G3402 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
τῶν	tōn	of those	G3588 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
πίστεως	pisteōs	faith	G4102 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
μακροθυμίας	makrothumias	patience	G3115 →
κληρονομούντων	klēronomountōn	inheriting	G2816 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
ἐπαγγελίας.	epangelias	promises.	G1860 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 10:36
You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
leads to
- Hebrews 12:1
  Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set…
- Psalms 37:7
  Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
- James 5:7–11
  Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- 1 Corinthians 13:7
  It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Through
Romans 12:11
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
leads to
- Hebrews 6:10–11
  For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Acts 18:25
  He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
Through
Hebrews 13:7
Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13
  But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction.
- Hebrews 13:17
  Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.1 Corinthians 11:1You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.Hebrews 10:36You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.Proverbs 6:6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.Romans 12:11Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.1 John 2:25And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.2 Peter 1:8For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.Revelation 2:3Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.Romans 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.Jeremiah 6:16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’Revelation 14:12–13Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.Hebrews 5:11We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.Proverbs 18:9Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.Proverbs 24:30–34I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.James 1:3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

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